Earlier this year we published an exclusive market research survey, based on interviews with 500 retail executives in the U.S. and U.K. to discover their views on retail supply chain digitization....

Under Armour is a tech-savvy retailer. The company has a broad ecosystem of connected fitness products, including Smart shoes, watches, and earbuds. At CES this year, the company announced a further...

The world of logistics is spinning at an incredible pace, and there is no option to slow it down as in today's always on and digitally connected world, consumers want products faster than ever...

I just gave a presentation at the LINK Retail Supply Chain Conference in Orlando about the most pressing challenges retailers face concerning their supply chains in 2019. I developed the presentation...

Supply Chain Complexity Is Now The Norm

It’s common knowledge, for any logistics professional who has spent 10 minutes reading about the logistics industry, that traditional freight forwarding will continue to commoditize amongst the...

You are not in the business of developing software. Your focus is on moving goods all over the world, continually working under tight deadlines.

The term “supply chain” has become outdated; it indicates a linear sequence of events, when, in fact, the reality is that supply chains have evolved.

I should add a fourth word to summarize the 9th WCA Worldwide Conference in Singapore last week: exhilarating. We met with executives representing freight forwarders, and 3PL companies from all over...

I’ve been working in the supply chain management industry for over 25 years in countries across Europe, Africa, Australia, and New Zealand. However, I still found myself amazed at how truly global...

There’s a famous saying that “golf is a good walk spoiled.” You can hit the perfect drive off the tee, and launch the perfect approach shot, then watch that “easy” putt roll right past the hole and...

You’ve probably seen the “before and after” patient photos in advertisements for nutrition supplements, health clubs or plastic surgeons. So let’s consider my last post on the five obstacles to...

An efficient, well run supply chain used to resemble the first manufacturing assembly line: with materials moving down a single straight line from start to finish, and why not? Henry Ford introduced...

Apple’s Chief Design Officer Jonathan Ive, arguably the world's most influential industrial designer, has said: “If something is not good enough, stop doing it.”

Take a minute to think about how much technology has changed our lives in just the past decade.

The position medium-sized logistics providers find themselves in today reminds me of the scene from “Star Wars” set in the Death Star’s garbage compactor. Luke Skywalker, Han Solo, Princess Leia, and...

Cloud computing is revolutionizing all areas of the business, and nowhere can this be seen more clearly than within logistics.